1) Agricultural information is crucial for farmers but 40% of food is lost to pests and diseases each year, costing millions of tons of food. 2) New technologies like mobile applications, SMS services, call centers, and village kiosks can help deliver important farming information to reduce losses. 3) Projects in India have shown success in using voice messages to provide daily information to over 5.5 million farmers on topics like crop protection and animal husbandry.